Page 526: Articles on Junior's Book

Going along with your Teachers: As a kid in primary or elementary school, you're at a wonderful stage in your life.
[8/6/2008]
CATEGORY: Articles
TAGS: Teacher, Classroom, Questions, Learning School, Primary and Elementary School, School and Teacher, Teachers and Students, Business Relationship, Responsibilities, Pencils, Books, Classroom Assignment, Homework and Test
Victims of Bullies: Fighting is also Against the Rules both in and Out of School.
[8/6/2008]
CATEGORY: Articles
TAGS: kids, Boys and Girls, Bully Bothers, kids Punch, Bruises and Cuts, Solving Problems, Solving Bullying, Adults Bullying
How does a Magnifying Glass make things Look Bigger?: A magnifying glass enlarges an object's appearance by bending light rays that filter through it. A magnifying glass is a glass lens...
[8/6/2008]
CATEGORY: Tell Me Why
TAGS: Magnifying Glass Make Things Look Bigger, Magnifying Glass, Enlarges Objects Appearance, Bending Light Rays, Glass Lens, Thicker in Middle, Curved Glass, Rays of Light, Hand Held Magnifying Glasses, Double Size of Objects, Aid for Reading
How does my Voice carry over the Telephone?: When you speak into a telephone, the sound of your voice causes a thin metal plate inside the mouthpiece to vibrate back and forth...
[8/5/2008]
CATEGORY: Tell Me Why
TAGS: Voice Carry Over Telephone, Speak in Telephone, Sound of Voice, Thin Metal Plate, Mouthpiece, Vibrate, Diaphragm, Electrical Circuit, Sound Waves of Voice, Electrical Signals, Travel over Telephone Wire, Telephone, Sound Waves, Listener
Why are some Stars brighter than others?: Stars may appear very bright because they are bright, or because they are close to Earth. Stars are actually great balls of glowing gases...
[8/5/2008]
CATEGORY: Tell Me Why
TAGS: Some Stars Brighter than Others, Stars, Very Bright, Great Balls of Glowing Gases, Size and Temperature, Astronomers, Brightness of Stars, Magnitude, Bright Star, Zero or First Magnitude, Visible to Naked Eye, Stars of Sixth Magnitude
How do Peanuts grow?: Peanuts are the fruit of peanut plant. The peanut is a kind of pea, not a nut. Like other peas, peanuts bear seeds in containers called pods...
[8/5/2008]
CATEGORY: Tell Me Why
TAGS: Peanuts Grow, Peanuts, Fruit of Peanut Plant, kind of Pea, Shells, Peanut Pods, Peanuts Grow Underground, Raw Peanut Sprouts, Bushy Plant, Yellow Flowers, Peanut Pod, Peanut Harvest Time
How can Birds Perch on Electric Wires without getting Shocked?: A bird doesn't receive a shock when it lands on an electric wire because it lands on only one wire. Electricity takes the path of least resistance...
[8/5/2008]
CATEGORY: Tell Me Why
TAGS: Birds Perch on Electric Wires, Without Getting Shocked, Bird, Electric Wire, Lands on One Wire, Electricity, Path of Least Resistance, Metal Wire, Different Voltages, Electrocuted, Small Birds, Birds
Do Fish have Ears?: Yes, fish have ears and can hear. But most fish hear very poorly. You cannot see a fish's ears because they are buried deep inside its head...
[8/5/2008]
CATEGORY: Tell Me Why
TAGS: Fish have Ears, Fish Hear Poorly, Fish Ears, Kinds of Fish, Tiny Sense Organs, Sides of Bodies, Lateral Lines, Vibrations in Water, Lateral Line Organ, Fish Sense Vibrations, Banks of Stream
What are the Whiskers for on an Animal's Face?: The whiskers on an animal's face are organs of touch. They help animal sense what's going on around it. Scientists call whiskers vibrissae...
[8/5/2008]
CATEGORY: Tell Me Why
TAGS: Whiskers on Animals Face, Organs of Touch, Animal Sense, Whiskers, Vibrissae, Long Sensitive Hairs, Cats Whiskers, Whiskers on Seals Face, Animals Face, Thick Whiskers, Walrus upper Lip
What is a Tornado?: A tornado is a great whirling windstorm. Tornadoes start in muggy thunderstorm weather, when hot, moist air meets cold, dry air...
[8/5/2008]
CATEGORY: Tell Me Why
TAGS: Tornado, Great Whirling Windstorm, Tornadoes, Muggy Thunderstorm Weather, Hot Moist Air Meets Cold Dry Air, Funnel Shaped Cloud, Whirling Wind of Tornado, Furiously Spinning Funnel, Dirt and Debris, Large Tornadoes